Royal Oak

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sinking at Scapa Flow

...During World War II the British fleet was again stationed at Scapa Flow, where it underwent considerable attack by both submarines and aircraft early in the war. In 1939 the battleship
Royal Oakwas sunk, with a loss of 833 lives, by a German submarine. This attack was quickly followed by air raids, and the fleet was forced to put to sea. New defensive measures were rapidly...